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  • The Puerto Ricans Illegally Occupying Land to Resist Displacement

    May 12, 2023 |

    Economic Hardship Reporting Project |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Puerto Rico

    In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, several locals are joining together to occupy land and avoid further displacement. Community members have worked together to address food insecurity by creating community gardens and have also cleaned and repaired abandoned buildings in the community to turn them into food banks, housing options and resource centers for those in need.

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  • The Matriarchs Who Helped Seattle's Urban Native Population

    May 11, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    The Seattle Indian Center, originally started by the matriarchs of the American Indian Women’s Service League, provides Native people in need with resources like food, clothing, financial and employment assistance, community outreach services and a sense of community where their heritage and culture are recognized.

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  • India's solar power push delivers an unexpected bonus - empowering rural women

    May 11, 2023 |

    The Fuller Project |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Rajasthan

    With the help of funding from foundations and charities, Indian women’s groups such as the Dooni dairy cooperative are leveraging solar power to simplify their work and help their businesses grow. Since purchasing solar-powered fridges to store extra milk, most women in the dairy cooperative have seen their profits double.

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  • How a new law allowed E. Jean Carroll to seek justice against Trump years later

    May 11, 2023 |

    The 19th |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    Survivors of sexual assault were instrumental in passing the Adult Survivors Act, a New York law that created a one-time window for them to file civil cases against abusers regardless of the statute of limitations. The law allowed E. Jean Carroll to file suit against Donald Trump, and it's estimated nearly 70 other plaintiffs have filed civil actions.

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  • Latino advisory group works to bring more Spanish-speaking audiences to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

    May 10, 2023 |

    The Berkshire Eagle |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Great Barrington, Massachusetts

    The Spanish-Language Community Advisory Network works with a performing arts center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to bring in Latino audiences by showing culturally-relevant films, reducing language barriers, and even inviting the films’ cast and crew to the screenings.

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  • A Perfect Storm: How the deadly 2022 Durban floods hold crucial lessons for the future of the city and others like it

    May 10, 2023 |

    Daily Maverick |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: South Africa, Durban

    A community-based, early-warning system for flooding in Durban, South Africa, gave community members an early enough evacuation order so that no lives were lost. The system uses information from Weather Service reports to know when and where to monitor real-time local conditions. When a community member or member of the disaster management unit sees the conditions are becoming dangerous, they use messaging apps to warn the community.

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  • Honey production sweetens snow leopard conservation in Kyrgyzstan

    May 10, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Kyrgyzstan, Shamshy

    Two conservation organizations are helping communities in Kyrgyzstan diversify their sources of income from livestock to include beekeeping, agroecology, ecotourism, and crafts. These efforts are preventing conflicts with snow leopards to conserve the local population. And some of the money made from the program goes towards funding environmental projects chosen by the community.

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  • Colombia's Women-Led Electric Bus Fleet Is Reshaping Bogotá's Public Transit

    May 08, 2023 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

    La Rolita is a public transit service in Bogotá, Colombia that prioritizes hiring women drivers and runs completely on electric buses. Women make up nearly half of the fleet's drivers, and the system now includes 11 routes covering roughly 210 miles in the city.

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  • Bidibidi refugee tackles plastic waste 

    May 06, 2023 |

    Amjambo Africa |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Uganda, Bidibidi

    Generous Design Africa works to reduce plastic pollution through upcycling and recycling. The group recycles plastic and makes products like rulers, cups, and buttons, that are sold for profit. Generous Design Africa also holds two monthly trainings to teach locals about plastic recycling and the dangers of plastic pollution. So far, more than 100 people have attended the training.

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  • Stilt Houses: How an Ancient Architectural Design Could Become a Climate Solution

    May 05, 2023 |

    The Sweaty Penguin |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Florida

    When designed well, houses built on elevated platforms supported by stilts can help coastal communities adapt to climate change by reducing flood risk.

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